Did You Know That Less Than 3% of a Tech’s Schooling Covers Equine Medicine?
February 9, 2020 Comments Off on Did You Know That Less Than 3% of a Tech’s Schooling Covers Equine Medicine?
Did you know that less than 3% of a technician’s schooling covers equine medicine? With this lack of training, how do equine technicians learn the basics of what it takes to become a valuable asset on the job?
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The 2020 ABRA Show Schedule is up on the website. Be sure to bookmark the page and check back often as shows will added throughout the year. Good luck everyone and be sure to enjoy the journey! Click here to download.
Continue reading …NRHA’s Landmark Announcement- 2020 Futurity Champion Will Receive Quarter of a Million Dollars!
February 8, 2020 Comments Off on NRHA’s Landmark Announcement- 2020 Futurity Champion Will Receive Quarter of a Million Dollars!
“This year’s quarter of a million is just the first step,” Hancock said. “This committee foresees additional support opportunities becoming available for this endeavor in the future. We don’t know where it is going to end yet, but we are excited for the future.”
Continue reading …EC Foal Photo of the Day- Keeping Watch
February 8, 2020 Comments Off on EC Foal Photo of the Day- Keeping Watch
Thanks to Kirby Sherman for sharing this adorable shot of Can You See The Star, a Natural Iron mare, keeping watch over her new filly, “River,” by AQHA Stallion, Do You Have A Minute. If you have a great EC Photo of the Day, email B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …Schedules For 2020 AQHA Level 1 Championships
February 7, 2020 Comments Off on Schedules For 2020 AQHA Level 1 Championships
The 2020 Nutrena AQHA Central Level 1 Championships is April 8-11 at OKC Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City; the 2020 Nutrena AQHA West Level 1 Championships is April 15-19 to the South Point Equestrian & Events Center in Las Vegas; and the 2020 Nutrena East AQHA Level 1 Championships is April 29 – May 3 at the World Equestrian Center in Wilmington, Ohio. Exhibitors can compete at only one Level 1 Championships each year.
Continue reading …AQHA Convention Committee Agendas Released
February 7, 2020 Comments Off on AQHA Convention Committee Agendas Released
Even though the deadline to submit rule-change proposals for the 2020 convention was December 31, 2019, your input is encouraged and taken into consideration when decisions are being made. After all, it is AQHA members who lead the charge toward changes that make the Association – and the equine industry – better.
Continue reading …2020 Pleasure Versatility Challenge Coming to AQHA World For Third Year
February 7, 2020 Comments Off on 2020 Pleasure Versatility Challenge Coming to AQHA World For Third Year
Horses competing during the Pleasure Versatility Challenge are shown sequentially in three classes in the Jim Norick Arena: a pattern class consisting of a blending of simplified Trail and Western Riding maneuvers, which counts 40 percent; a Western Pleasure class, which counts 40 percent; and a conformation class, which counts 20 percent.
Continue reading …Around the Rings EWD Show- Dixie Nationals
February 7, 2020 Comments Off on Around the Rings EWD Show- Dixie Nationals
Special thanks to Sally Blackwell Photography for sharing some inspiring shots from the recent Equestrians With Disabilities show that recently took place at the Dixie Nationals. Scroll below to view them all. If you’d like to share your horse show photos with EquineChronicle.com, email B.Bevis@EquineChronicle.com.
Continue reading …APHA’s All-Breed Ranch Work Championships Debuts at 2020 Fort Worth Stock Show
February 7, 2020 Comments Off on APHA’s All-Breed Ranch Work Championships Debuts at 2020 Fort Worth Stock Show
“We were thrilled to showcase the Ranch Work Championships at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. The rich cowboy history of the Will Rogers Coliseum made it the perfect venue,” APHA senior director of marketing, membership & special events. “All the competitors had a blast and being a timed event really allowed the spectators to get involved.”
Continue reading …2020 BHF Adds Yearling Longe Line, Mare Power Program, New Schedule
February 6, 2020 Comments Off on 2020 BHF Adds Yearling Longe Line, Mare Power Program, New Schedule
We will be offering our first performance class at our 2020 event: Yearling Longe Line. This class will have a purse of $25,000, which was generously donated by Headley Quarter Horses. All nominated yearlings will be eligible to participate in this class. If you have a 2019 weanling that was not nominated, please contact the BHF office. We are going to make a one-time exception and allow these horses to pay the 2019 nomination fee now, and the 2020 nomination fee, making these horses eligible for the 2020 Yearling Longe Line Class only. Foals sired by all BHF Stallions – Amateur, Open and Color Division – are eligible for this class.
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